A sigh of relief

By the time Cyclone Fani entered Bangladesh around 8:00am yesterday, it became much weaker and caused much less damage compared with that by cyclones Sidr and Aila.
4 May 2019, 18:00 PM

Jatiya Party drama just won’t stop

In yet another dramatic turn of events in Jatiya Party, Chairman HM Ershad last night appointed his brother GM Quader acting chairman of the party.
4 May 2019, 18:00 PM

4 land in jail over sexual assault on madrasa girl

A Jashore court yesterday sent a madrasa teacher to jail on charges of molesting a fifth grader student in the district’s Sharsha upazila on Thursday night. Three more also landed in prison for backing up the molester and threatening the victim’s family.
3 May 2019, 18:00 PM

Anxious wait at cyclone shelters

It was shortly after 3:30pm yesterday when Saddam Sana, a 44-year-old farmer, arrived at a temporary cyclone centre in Dacope’s Tildanga health complex. He was completely drenched and quivering. Saddam along with his wife and two children...
3 May 2019, 18:00 PM

Save people, face Fani

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, now in London, has directed all the government and non-government organisations to work in a coordinated manner to face the severe cyclonic storm Fani.
3 May 2019, 18:00 PM

12 lakh moved to shelters

More than 12 lakh people have been evacuated and moved to cyclone shelters in 19 coastal districts as cyclone Fani is charging towards Bangladesh, after making landfall in the Eastern Indian coast yesterday morning.
3 May 2019, 18:00 PM

Cyclone Fani batters Odisha

At least eight people were killed as Cyclone Fani, the biggest storm to hit India in 20 years, slammed into the eastern state of Odisha yesterday, damaging houses and cutting off power, water and telecommunications.
3 May 2019, 18:00 PM

Furious ‘Fani’ poised to hit

Cyclone Fani, which has turned into a “very severe cyclonic storm”, is likely to make landfall in India’s Odisha this afternoon and shake southwestern Bangladesh in the evening.
2 May 2019, 18:00 PM

463 breaches of freedom of speech right

Some 463 violations of freedom of speech occurred in the country last year, according to a human rights organisation.
2 May 2019, 18:00 PM

1m Rohingyas at severe health risk

Some one million Rohingyas face serious health risks due to acute air and water pollution in the crammed camps of Cox’s Bazar, says a new study that assessed environmental conditions in one of the world’s largest refugee settlements.
2 May 2019, 18:00 PM

Take a tough stance now

Bangladesh should change its approach in dealing with Myanmar, as repatriation of Rohingyas has almost stalled since Myanmar is not creating the conditions required for their return, international relations experts said.
2 May 2019, 18:00 PM

Saudi road crash kills 10 Bangladeshis

At least 10 Bangladeshis were killed and seven others injured in a road accident near the Saudi capital of Riyadh yesterday morning.
2 May 2019, 18:00 PM

Fakhrul’s seat falls vacant

The Bogura-6 constituency yesterday fell vacant as BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir failed to take oath within the stipulated time of April 29.
30 April 2019, 18:00 PM

No tax hike for next five years

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday reassured taxpayers that there would be no hike in tax rates in the coming budget, rather more people would be brought under the tax net so that it widens.
30 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Attack on Cops: Cops verifying IS claim

Explosives used in the crude bomb explosion in the capital’s Gulistan on Monday night were poor in quality, but the manufacturing technique was different from that of conventional crude bombs.
30 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Zia Trust Case Verdict: High Court accepts Khaleda’s appeal

The High Court yesterday accepted BNP chief Khaleda Zia’s appeal to quash a trial court verdict that sentenced her to seven years in jail in October last year.
30 April 2019, 18:00 PM

72pc rail engines on deathbed

With 72 percent locomotives of Bangladesh Railway already crossing their economic life, the government considers hiring locomotives from India for the first time to help the railway overcome the crisis.
30 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Labour Courts: Justice delayed

Sanowar Hossain is longing for justice for over nine years after he filed a case with a Dhaka labour court in 2010, seeking compensation for his termination by his employer in Gazipur.
30 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Nothing to worry

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday told parliament that there was nothing to be worried about the stock market as the government took measures in this regard.
30 April 2019, 18:00 PM

No Shakib; red missing too

The Tigers wrapped up their home preparation yesterday before their departure for Ireland tomorrow for a triangular series that will lead into the ICC World Cup starting on May 30 in England and Wales.
29 April 2019, 18:00 PM